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JOHN ROBINSON KELSEY, OF BRISTOL, ENGLAND.

HAT-SHAPING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 295,650, dated March 25, 1884-. Application filed November 20, 1882. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concei n: Be it known that, I, J OIIN, ROBINSON KEL- sEY, a subject of the Queen of Great Britain,

and residing at Bristol, England, have in vented ends of the rods which support the pressers or formers may be adjusted nearer together or farther apart; second, in the novel construe. tion of the side curlers; third, in the devices for rendering the upward pressure of the dish or mold adjustable; and, fourth, in the novel arrangement of the rods and levers-for moving the curling devices.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l-is a front elevation of the machine. Fig. 2 is a cross-section of the dish or mold and its attachments. Fig. 3 is an exterior perspective view of the mold and its attachments and of the pressers or formers above.

tion through the table and side curlers. Fig.

I 5 is a partial section, showing the method of connecting the presser-rods with the crosshead. Fig. 6 is an elevation of the front or back clamp.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts.

A is the frameof the machine. A is the table B B, uprights thereon; O, the'crosshead, guided on posts D D when moved down by the treadle E through the rods F, or up by the counterpoise G, the treadle being hung from a pivot-barat the back of the frame. In

the cross-head (1 are formed slots I.

J J are rods, the upper ends of which are forked, as shownin Fig. 5. Said forked ends receive between them the crosshead G, and a nut or threaded sleeve, K, is inserted through an aperture in one of the forked ends of each rod and through the slot in the cross-head. Through each of the other forked ends of the rods J is inserted a screw-bolt, L, which enters the nut or sleeve K. It will be seen that by loosening the bolt L the upper end of the rod J may be moved as desired lengthwise of the slot I. The rods J pass through the guide or top-stay H, and are pivoted to knuckle-le- Fig. 4 is a secreceive the screw U.

placed against a hat-body resting upon the block P and mold O. The degree of separation of the formers, as theyfinally press upon the hat, is obviously dependent upon the separation between the upper ends of the rods J. By bringing these ends nearer together or separating them more widely, I am thus enabled to govern the distance between the formers, and so to adjust the latter to suit larger or smaller hats.

The mold O is provided with a cylindrical recess to receive a projection, R, formed upon the table. 011 the upper side of the mold is placed the block P,.which receives the small projection S, and is prevented from sidewise motion thereby.

In the table I arrange a sleeve or nut, T, to Said screw is provided with reverse threads, as shown in Fig. 2, and its upper portion enters the mold O. Surrounding the screw and placed between mold and table is a spiral spring, V. By suitably turning the screw U the mold 0 will be caused to move up or down, and the spring V will thus be more or less compressed, and so will offer a greater or less resistance to the descent of the mold when the latter is pressed upon by the formers. By this arrangement I am enabled to graduate the resistance or up ward pressure of the mold O in accordance with the nature of the material being operated upon.

WV W are'brackets or supports provided with flanges which enter guides on the table.

Beneath said brackets the table is slotted, and

through said slots pass pins, X, connecting the brackets to the levers, by which they are caused to move longitudinally on the table.

To said brackets are adj ustably attached, by means of the screws Y, the curling-boxes Z. Said boxes are metal castings having rounded edges, a, and being generally shaped as shown handle, h.

in Fig. 4. The boxes thus constructed take the place of the side boxes and separate curling-fianges attached thereto shown in my previous patent before referred to, the present construction being simpler, stronger, and more easily made. The edges a of the boxes Z form the curling-flanges. The boxes Z are arranged so as to have a slight up-and-down play, and through them pass screw-bolts 1). Between said screw-bolts and the boxes are placed springs, c, which press down upon the boxes and hold them in place. \Vhen the edges to of the boxes act upon a hat-brim, as hereinafter described, the springs 0 yield slightly. and allow the edges a to rise sufficiently to prevent their cutting of the material. On the boxes Z are pins d, which enter diagonal slots in the front and back clamps c. The pins X connect the brackets WV with levers f. Said levers are pivoted to the ends of a bar, g, which is pivoted to the table and provided with a By moving said handle in one or the other direction, the levers f cause the brackets to approach or recede from each other.

The operation of the machine is as follows: By means of the screw U the mold is adjusted so that the degree of its yielding to the pressure of the formers shall be suitable to the hat material to be treated. By means of the screwbolts 7) the curling-boxes Z are similarly adusted. By means ofthe bolts L the upper ends of the rods J are adjusted on the cross-head C so that the formers N shall approach each other to a suitable degree to fit the size of the hat being treated. These adjustments being made, the brim of the hat is rendered soft and pliable by the aid of a baker or brim-Warmer, which is independent of the present machine. The hat is then placed over the block and upon the dish or mold O. The lever h is suitably moved to separate as widely as possible the ing-boxes Z to approach each other. As this movement of the boxes Z continues, their edges a meet the edge of the hat-brim and turn said edge over the formers, which remain tightly pressed down. As the boxes Z approach each other the front and back clamps, through the movement of the pins d in their diagonal slots, are caused to slide upon said boxes Z, and simultaneously with the edges (0 of the latter, to act upon the hat-brim. After the hat is thus shaped, the lever h is thrown back and the foot is removed from the treadle. The formers are then detached from the rods and removed from the hat, as fully set forth in my previous patout before referred to.

I claim 1. In a machine for shaping and setting hat-- brims, the two suspended presses, in combination with means for adjusting the distance between the ends to which the divided curlingring is attached when depressed and acting upon the hat, substantially as described.

2. In a machine for shaping and setting hatbrims, the combination of the forked rod J and slotted cross-head 0, bolt I, and sleeve or nut K, substantially as described.

3. In a machine for shaping and setting hatbrims, the combination of the dish or mold O, reverse-threaded screw U, nut T, spring V, and table A, substantially as described.

4. In a machine for shaping and setting hats,

the curling-boxes Z, adjustably attachable t0 the brackets W, and arranged so as to have an up-and-down motion, substantially. as and for the purpose described.

5. In a machine for shaping and setting hats, the combination of the curling-boxes Z with the screw-bolts I) and springs 0, substantially as described.

6. In a machine for shaping and setting hat- :brims, the combination, with curling-boxes,

0f the brackets W, pins X, levers f f, and lever 9, all arranged and operated substantially as described.

JOHN ROBINSON KELSEY. \Vitnesses:

LEWIS F. MARsH, H. G. MoELRoY. 

